What does policespeak mean?
Policespeak means The jargon or formal language used by the police..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The jargon or formal language used by the police..
In the passage above, two of the terms used by the interviewing officer are typical of legalistic/pseudo-legalistic policespeak. The officer uses the term "vehicle" even after the details of the vehicle type have been established, […]
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Policespeak means The jargon or formal language used by the police..
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In the passage above, two of the terms used by the interviewing officer are typical of legalistic/pseudo-legalistic policespeak. The officer uses the term "vehicle" even after the details of the vehicle type have been established, […]
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